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Spencer Abbott was put on waivers by Chicago on Monday.

He has been productive at the AHL level and played well for Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League last year, but he has skated in just one NHL game in his career. Chicago also waived Sam Carrick, Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Cameron Schilling with the intention of sending them to the minors. Oct 4 - 11:01 AM

The Chicago Blackhawks have inked 29-year-old Spencer Abbott to a one-year contract.

More contract details to come. Abbott posted 14 goals and 35 points in 42 games for Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League. He has just one game of NHL experience, and has been a career minor leaguer. Jul 1 - 5:45 PM

He was dealt for defenseman T.J. Brennan, who had 25 goals and 72 points in 76 games for the Leafs' AHL affiliate last season. Abbott has seven markers and 24 points in 46 matches with the Marlies in 2014-15. He had 69 points in 64 AHL outings last year. He will report to Rockford. Thu, Feb 26, 2015 05:08:00 PM

Spencer Abbott has inked a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The terms of the deal weren't specified, but it's probably a two-way deal. Abbott is a great forward at the AHL level, but he's not expected to make Toronto's opening game roster. Tue, Sep 9, 2014 04:01:00 PM

He was dealt for defenseman T.J. Brennan, who had 25 goals and 72 points in 76 games for the Leafs' AHL affiliate last season. Abbott has seven markers and 24 points in 46 matches with the Marlies in 2014-15. He had 69 points in 64 AHL outings last year. He will report to Rockford.

Spencer Abbott scored the Marlies' only goal in a 2-1 loss to Texas in the fifth game of the AHL's Western Conference finals.

Texas now leads 3-2 in games. Abbott, along with Peter Holland, have been the Marlies' scoring stars this series. It was Abbott's fourth goal in Toronto's last two games. The 26-year-old forward registered 69 points in 64 AHL games this season but is not expected to make much of a fantasy contribution going forward.

He was brought up from the minors because of Nikolai Kulemin's ankle injury. Abbott skated with Nazem Kadri and Joffrey Lupul in Saturday's morning session. He recorded 33 points in 55 AHL games last season.

The Maple Leafs demoted Spencer Abbott to the Marlies of the AHL and put Kevin Marshall on wiavers Friday.

The Buds are hoping Marshall clears to that he can be assigned to the Marlies as well. Neither Abbott or Marshall was expected to make an NHL contribution this season. The Toronto roster is now down to 35.

Spencer Abbott registered three assists for the Toronto Marlies on Sunday to help the team record a 5-4 win over Lake Erie.

He has notched one goal and eight helpers in six appearances this season. "I'm comfortable with his skill level (41 assists and 62 points with Maine in 2011-12)," said coach Dallas Eakins. "But when putting a lineup together you just don't throw all your skill in there. You have guys who kill penalties, play a checking role and play power play. It has been hard to work him in every night. The first thing (Abbott) wants to do is separate himself from the young players and then the regular players. (But) that's part of the process of being a rookie." The AHL has a surplus of players this campaign due to the NHL lockout, so Abbott has been forced to spend some time in the press box.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed college free agent Spencer Abbott.

The 23-year-old broke out offensively in his fourth year with the University of Maine in 2011-12 with 21 goals and 41 assists in 39 games to lead the nation in scoring. He was among the 15 finalists listed for the 2012 Hobey Baker award and was named Hockey East's Player of the Year. Abbott will join the AHL's Toronto Marlies on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the year.

Depth Charts

Jonathan Toews (back) is expected to stay off the ice for another few days.

Coach Joel Quenneville is optimistic that Toews will be available to play next week when Chicago visits New York. It doesn't sound like he is expected to play in Chicago's three games this week as a result of this news.

Artem Anisimov stayed hot, scoring his 11th goal of the campaign during the 4-0 win over Arizona.

He's now up to 23 points in 27 games this season. Through 244 games with the New York Rangers, his original club, the pivot scored 46 goals. Through 103 games now with Chicago he's potted 30 with an 18.3% to 10.3% shooting percentage difference.

Marcus Kruger moved up to the second line Tuesday between Marian Hossa and Ryan Hartman.

"I like playing in the offensive zone more, but I don't worry too much about it," said Kruger, who normally is deployed in defensive situations. "I try to play the same game no matter what line I'm on. We want to play better than this past weekend." He has accounted for two goals and seven points in 28 games this year.

You can summarize most of Vince Hinostroza's greatest NHL moments from one night: Saturday's Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks.

In that game, Hinostroza generated a goal and two assists in just about 10 minutes of ice time. In his previous 16 career NHL GP (nine in 2016-17, seven last season), Hino didn't generate a single point. Good for him, but hopefully that tells you what you need to know about his limited fantasy value, at least at this moment.

Artemi Panarin's 10th goal of the season was all the Blackhawks could muster against the Jets on Sunday.

The Hawks fell 2-1 to the Jets, but Panarin continues to prove his rookie season was no anomaly. The second-year forward now has 10 goals and 23 points in 27 games this season with his second goal in as many games.

Andrew Desjardins will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

This will be the fourth time in the last six games that Desjardins has been scratched. The 30-year-old has no points and four penalty minutes in seven games this season. Michal Kempny, who has two assists in 19 games, will also be scratched.

Dennis Rasmussen picked up the sixth goal of his career during Tuesday's 4-0 win over Arizona.

It was his second goal of the season, giving him four points in 25 games thus far. With only 13 points in 69 career games through age-26, we wouldn't expect much in the way of offensive contributions from him.

Marian Hossa has scored 14 goals this season through 27 games after he finished 2015-16 with 13 goals in 64 contests.

He potted two goals on Tuesday night against Arizona to give him 513 career markers, which ties him with Jeremy Roenick for 38th on the NHL's all-time list. It's been a great bounce-back year for the veteran winger.

Jordin Tootoo and Gustav Forsling will each be scratched against the Devils on Thursday.

Tootoo has always been valued more for his physical play than his ability to put pucks in the net. But this season has been dreadful by that standard as well. He's posted no points with 11 PIMs and 17 hits in 19 games thus far.

Duncan Keith boosted his assists total by two during Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.

He's now up to 17 helpers, but no goals through 54 shots. Three times Keith has reached the double-digit margin for goals, and he has 84 for his career. So they're coming, we just have to wait a bit for Lady Luck to come back along.

Brian Campbell has been paired with Duncan Keith for the last two games.

The change has resulted in one goal and three assists for the veteran defenseman. Campbell has also topped 20 minutes of ice time in each of those contests. "I don't think I skated great the first few games," said Campbell. "I'm really trying to put that as an emphasis on my game. I played a lot of right side in my career, it just has been a while. Now I'm getting really comfortable at it." He has five points and a plus-6 rating in seven games.

Scott Darling was the apple of all of Chicago's eyes during his 4-0 win over the Coyotes.

He only had to make 22 stops but with Corey Crawford expected to miss most if not all of December, this is certainly a delight. It was Darling's first shutout of the year, and the third of his career. His record now stands in at 5-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and a .919 save percentage.

The Blackhawks have called up goalie Lars Johansson from Rockford of the AHL.

He will back up Scott Darling while Corey Crawford recovers from his emergecny appendectomy. We don't expect Johansson to play much based on his 6-7-1 record and 2.63 goals against average and .911 save percentage with the IceDogs. That said, he was terriific in 2014-15 with Frolunda of the Swedish League.